Edited by Marion Dane Bauer, Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence is an awardwinning collection of sixteen short stories about homosexuality, love, coming of age, and self-discovery, written by well-known young adult novelists. Similar themes of burgeoning sexuality and forbidden love are explored in The Man Without a Face, written by Isabelle Holland and Asabelle Holland. This coming-of-age story focuses on a fourteen-year-old boy's relationship with an adult male he comes to love as both a mentor and a man. The book was adapted for a film starring Mel Gibson, released by Warner Brothers in 1993.